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Question for Don - FrankC - 11/3/2004 2:04:19 PM
- Answer for Frank - Donald - 11/3/2004 2:22:01 PM
  - That's interesting - Gary - 11/3/2004 3:44:01 PM
    - re: That's interesting - Donald - 11/3/2004 9:11:08 PM
      - Shuttle RCS systems - Gary - 11/3/2004 10:14:36 PM
  - re: Answer for Frank Congrats on your real Dad, Donald - p - 11/3/2004 3:06:31 PM

More reactions from the Left - Tom Brosz - 11/3/2004 9:53:57 PM
- Please note the calm and reasonable responses, too. - Tom Brosz - 11/3/2004 9:57:39 PM

They're still hanging Chads in Florida. - Jacob Samorodin - 11/3/2004 6:44:20 PM

It is now 9:05 pm EST. Does anybody have any firm projections yet? - David F Mayer - 11/3/2004 2:05:58 AM
- Arizona called for Bush - FrankC - 11/3/2004 4:23:16 AM
- Florida - Tom Brosz - 11/3/2004 3:58:16 AM
  - And Kerry has 12 states + DC. Now, let me see, here, a second. - Bowser - 11/3/2004 4:29:50 AM
    - Don't worry. - Tom Brosz - 11/3/2004 5:06:06 AM
      - Don't want to hear it - you set the point spread, and lost. 'Nuff. (n/t) - Bowser - 11/3/2004 5:21:46 AM
  - CNN has Bush five points ahead in Florida at 94 percent of precincts. - Tom Brosz - 11/3/2004 4:18:05 AM
  - California called for Kerry by CNN. - Tom Brosz - 11/3/2004 4:02:53 AM
    - Probably based on exit polls. I think that Kerry is going to win this one tonight. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 11/3/2004 4:04:17 AM
      - I disagree. I think Bush has got it. - Gary - 11/3/2004 4:11:42 AM
      - re: Probably based on exit polls. - Tom Brosz - 11/3/2004 4:08:28 AM
        
        In the past few minutes, it has begun to look like a victory for Kerry. I am sorry, but that is the way it looks. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 11/3/2004 4:09:32 AM
  - Pennsylvania looks like it is going to Kerry. When California pops into the Kerry column (if it happens), Kerry will have a majority of electoral votes. - David F Mayer - 11/3/2004 4:02:13 AM
    - you need to understand the electoral vote process better - p - 11/3/2004 5:23:06 AM
      - You need to understand the accuracy of DFM's predictions ;-) (n/t) - Tony - 11/3/2004 6:31:11 PM
  - BTW, I'm not watching TV at all. - Tom Brosz - 11/3/2004 4:00:52 AM
    - And just what are you wearing? - Bowser - 11/3/2004 5:22:34 AM
      - Pajamas, of course. ;) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 11/3/2004 6:18:16 AM
- Here's one: Ohio joins Florida as the states to decide it all -- in a few days. (n/t) - Fox - 11/3/2004 3:47:30 AM
- Wife Says Kerry Spokesman Sounds Like Baghdad Bob - Mark Eby - 11/3/2004 3:42:31 AM
- In terms of Electoral Votes, Kerry is getting his but kicked. - Gary - 11/3/2004 3:36:49 AM
  - I do not yet see it that way. I still feel that it is too close to call. - David F Mayer - 11/3/2004 3:42:22 AM
    - Yes. You know How CA is going to fall and key midwest states too close to call - Mark Eby - 11/3/2004 3:46:58 AM
- If they aren't counting all the Bush votes first, Kerry is in a lot of trouble. (n/t) - Bowser - 11/3/2004 2:22:02 AM
  - Not at all. It is the NON-randomness of the reporting that skews early results. - David F Mayer - 11/3/2004 2:36:53 AM
    - In other words they could be counting all the Bush votes first. (n/t) - Bowser - 11/3/2004 2:49:31 AM
      - re: In other words they could be counting all the Bush votes first. - David F Mayer - 11/3/2004 2:55:36 AM
        
        Yes, Bush votes counted 1st - phil - 11/3/2004 3:30:48 AM
        
        Also, I believe. - Bowser - 11/3/2004 3:38:56 AM

Slow news day today... - SDAI-Tech1 - 11/2/2004 9:10:48 PM
- Not on the blogosphere - Tom Brosz - 11/2/2004 10:23:21 PM
  - DOS attacks - SDAI-Tech1 - 11/2/2004 11:07:11 PM
- Huge (and young) turnout in Arizona - Art Martin - 11/2/2004 9:45:43 PM
  - Younger turn outs - Lindy - 11/2/2004 10:37:17 PM
    - re: So you stiffeled their rebelious side! - Scott Evil - 11/2/2004 10:43:28 PM
      - No, I stifled her uninformed side! - Lindy - 11/2/2004 10:51:08 PM
    - Daughter in Phoenix? - Art Martin - 11/2/2004 10:40:54 PM
      - Arizona - Lindy - 11/2/2004 10:48:43 PM
        
        Bring lots of progressive people with you. - Art Martin - 11/3/2004 3:08:53 PM
        
        On being white AND liberal in America - Lindy - 11/3/2004 4:22:37 PM
        
        your slanted viewpoint - p - 11/3/2004 3:40:26 PM
        
        You moron. Read first. Then respond. - Art Martin - 11/3/2004 6:10:19 PM
        
        Liberal Whining - Lindy - 11/3/2004 3:58:52 PM
  - re: Huge (and young) turnout in Arizona - Tom Brosz - 11/2/2004 10:25:07 PM
    - re: Huge (and young) turnout in Arizona - Art Martin - 11/2/2004 10:37:53 PM
  - LOL! - SDAI-Tech1 - 11/2/2004 10:13:33 PM
    - If Arizona goes for Kerry I'll buy you a beer to drown your tears in. (n/t) - Art Martin - 11/2/2004 10:38:41 PM
    - re: How Young is the question? - Scott Evil - 11/2/2004 10:28:38 PM
  - re: I saw a lesbion couple leaving the polls... - Scott Evil - 11/2/2004 10:08:55 PM
- re: BUSH is gonna WIN ....B I G. I hope so, but I would not bet a nickel either way on this election, yet... (n/t) - David F Mayer - 11/2/2004 9:19:27 PM
  - Disagree, heavy turnout favors the DNC - phil in NH - 11/2/2004 9:42:59 PM
    - How many of them were real? (n/t) - David F Mayer - 11/2/2004 10:05:23 PM

Who wants to bet... - FrankC - 11/3/2004 5:03:08 PM
- I'd take that bet - Gary - 11/3/2004 5:15:07 PM
  - re: No...The key will be her personal relationship with God. (n/t) - Scott Evil - 11/3/2004 5:17:50 PM
- re: Who wants to bet... - Mary Anne - 11/3/2004 5:06:55 PM
  - Really? - FrankC - 11/3/2004 5:25:56 PM
  - re: Ouch! Why the vial reaction to Hillary Clinton? - Scott Evil - 11/3/2004 5:15:02 PM

"Love, Osama" - Daniel - 11/3/2004 5:17:30 PM

Scary fruit - Daniel - 11/3/2004 5:08:39 PM

Winners & Losers - phil doing his end zone dance - 11/3/2004 1:43:44 PM
- Losers: The billionaires, like Soros and Theresa, who tried to buy the election. Another loser: Michael Moore. (n/t) - ebnelson - 11/3/2004 4:05:33 PM
  - I have respect for George Soros but Michael Moore is a scumbag (n/t) - Gary - 11/3/2004 4:50:08 PM
- Americans - ID - 11/3/2004 3:18:00 PM
- House and Senate remain in Republican Control - David F Mayer - 11/3/2004 3:15:40 PM
- re: MORE Winners & Losers - p - 11/3/2004 3:02:27 PM
  - You can add loser little ron Reagan winner Mike Reagan (n/t) - SteveS - 11/3/2004 3:13:19 PM
    - re: Ron Reagan Jr. looked like a deer caught in the headlights at times last night. - Scott Evil - 11/3/2004 3:30:34 PM
      - That particular fruit fell very far from the tree. (n/t) - ebnelson - 11/3/2004 4:03:11 PM
- re: Did anyone notice that CNN switched Ohio to "Green" just a few minutes before Kerry's team announced that they would not surrender? - Scott Evil - 11/3/2004 2:17:14 PM
- Other winners - FrankC - 11/3/2004 2:15:54 PM

Dkos just conceded... - SDAI-Tech1 - 11/3/2004 6:27:11 AM
- Dkos has hurt its crediblity greatly on this. - ebnelson - 11/3/2004 4:26:56 PM

On the subject of predictions: "Real Clear Politics" was useful - Gary - 11/3/2004 4:14:16 PM

Republicans! Don't forget to howl tonight and call up Baker and your lawyers! - Davin L - 11/2/2004 9:06:20 PM
- Uhhh, you should try and keep up a bit. The leaked story has already sunk out of sight for the scam it was. - ebnelson - 11/2/2004 10:01:06 PM
  - go to slate.com, eb. Try reading (n/t) - Davin L. - 11/2/2004 11:30:56 PM
    - I did. Feel free to take your own advice. - ebnelson - 11/3/2004 4:07:33 PM
- "It ain't over 'til it's over" -- Yogi Berra (n/t) - David F Mayer - 11/2/2004 9:20:39 PM
- Don't tell me...you don't read Drudge? - SDAI-Tech1 - 11/2/2004 9:15:54 PM
  - I still stand by my prediction: A bush victory - Davin L. - 11/2/2004 10:00:54 PM
    - Dang it! I wanted someone to bicker with! - SDAI-Tech1 - 11/2/2004 10:16:19 PM
      - Tough for you - Davin L. - 11/2/2004 11:31:51 PM
- Not to worry. - Bowser - 11/2/2004 9:13:01 PM
  - Quit bringing that up! - Lindy - 11/2/2004 10:59:49 PM

CBS Is So Stupid - ID - 11/3/2004 3:36:05 PM
- Link, please. (n/t) - DFM - 11/3/2004 4:00:02 PM

Has Osama released his post-election video yet? - Scott Evil - 11/3/2004 2:33:14 PM
- Bush should send Osama a little "Thank You" letter - Gary - 11/3/2004 3:49:03 PM
- I would like to see Osama Bin Laden in person. - David F Mayer - 11/3/2004 3:16:54 PM
- He is waiting on Michael Moore to send him the script. (n/t) - ebnelson - 11/3/2004 3:12:05 PM

Fox calls Ohio for Bush (n/t) - FrankC - 11/3/2004 5:42:19 AM
- Nevada and Alaska will give Bush 273... - FrankC - 11/3/2004 5:55:27 AM
  - Kerry is currently leading in Nevada. (n/t) - Gary - 11/3/2004 6:06:54 AM
    - Sorry, I meant to say NM - FrankC - 11/3/2004 6:09:19 AM
      - Also... - FrankC - 11/3/2004 6:13:36 AM
        
        They'll call in the lawyers but .... - Gary - 11/3/2004 6:22:18 AM
      - Nevada - Gary - 11/3/2004 6:12:37 AM
        
        CNN Calls Nevada For Bush - ID - 11/3/2004 3:29:05 PM

Presidential Winner Declared - ID - 11/3/2004 3:26:21 PM

Daschle losing in SD - FrankC - 11/3/2004 6:04:52 AM
- re: Does this mean there really will be a "Tom Daschle Show" on the radio? (n/t) - Scott Evil - 11/3/2004 2:12:14 PM

Putin supports Bush - FrankC - 11/3/2004 2:11:19 PM

It's all over! - Lee - 11/3/2004 5:52:09 AM
- Now it's over except for the legal action - Gary - 11/3/2004 8:31:18 AM
- Not yet - Buck Galaxy - 11/3/2004 7:56:33 AM
- Don't jinx it - Gary - 11/3/2004 5:55:20 AM

I wonder if this will help sales of Michael Moore's DVD? (n/t) - Gary - 11/3/2004 7:04:10 AM

Alaska just went to Bush. He's at 269 electoral vote (n/t) - Gary - 11/3/2004 6:06:08 AM

Let me be the first to wish... - SDAI-Tech1 - 11/3/2004 5:00:34 AM
- re: Let me be the first to wish... - Tammy - 11/3/2004 5:30:44 AM
  - There's a story behind that. - SDAI-Tech1 - 11/3/2004 5:38:16 AM

Anybody know the protocol for counting absentee ballots? - Tom Brosz - 11/3/2004 4:24:43 AM
- Yeah. The Rs scream and stomp until Scalia says if Bush is ahead to stop counting. - Bowser - 11/3/2004 4:30:56 AM
  - Any grownups want to weigh in on this? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 11/3/2004 4:37:07 AM

Navy SEAL: Iraqi abused in CIA's 'romper room' - Prisoner later died - Bowser - 11/1/2004 9:40:33 PM
- Frankly, Bowser, I don't give a damn. As long as he was REALLY a terrorist, I don't care WHAT was done to him. Got it? Whatever happened to him, he deserved it, and more. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 11/1/2004 10:01:23 PM
  - You can tell he was a terrorist---he didn't have a Bush sticker on his car..... (n/t) - Publius - 11/2/2004 3:33:05 PM
  - Not only do you not understand "social justice", you don't understand "justice" either. - Mary Anne - 11/2/2004 1:35:04 AM
    - You said "Justice is not vengeance." Wrong. Justice is RETRIBUTION, which is revenge in polite language. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 11/2/2004 2:10:55 AM
      - Not according to the foundations of our legal system, constitution and federal democracy. But since when has a little fact stopped the right wing in this joint? (n/t) - Davin L. - 11/2/2004 2:05:29 PM
      - Justice is enforcement of the law. - Mary Anne - 11/2/2004 12:03:14 PM
  - Isn't that the attitude Al Qaeda has towards the 9/11 victims? - LJ - 11/1/2004 10:31:14 PM
    - re: Isn't that the attitude Al Qaeda has towards the 9/11 victims? EXACTLY. We must return to them what they gave to us. "An eye for an eye" is a good standard of retribution. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 11/2/2004 8:54:08 AM
      - So, in order to put an end to terror, we must become terrorists! - Mary Anne - 11/2/2004 12:07:11 PM
        
        We must do to them what they do to us. That is the realpolitck of the issue. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 11/2/2004 3:24:47 PM
        
        A public apology to Lee - Fox - 11/3/2004 2:11:00 AM
        
        You would have the lowest scum on Earth set the moral level of the US??!! - Bowser - 11/2/2004 4:20:29 PM
        
        re: No. I think he would just eliminate the lowest scum. - Scott Evil - 11/2/2004 5:50:56 PM
        
        When one acts like the lowest scum, one *is* the lowest scum. (n/t) - Mary Anne - 11/2/2004 8:43:46 PM

2004's Scariest Halloween Costumes - Eric - 11/1/2004 7:48:48 PM
- This is a really good one: Suicide Bomber - David F Mayer - 11/2/2004 9:02:26 AM
  - re: This is a really good one: Suicide Bomber - Lindy - 11/3/2004 12:54:45 AM
- VERY Poor Taste Eric (n/t) - Lindy - 11/2/2004 6:48:16 AM

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